HIV :: Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is proving effective
US President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is proving effective, according to Alec Mally, counselor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
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Diabetes :: Public Citizen’s warnings about risks of diabetes drug Avandia
Evidence confirms Public Citizen?s warnings about the risks of popular diabetes drug Avandia. Statement given by Sidney Wolfe, MD, Director of Health Research Group at Public Citizen:
Malaria :: Article outlines current recommendations for treating malaria in the US
Kevin S. Griffith, M.D., M.P.H., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and colleagues conducted a review of medical literature from 1966 to 2006 to provide clinicians with recommendations for diagnosing and treating malaria in the US.
Erectile Dysfunction :: Efficacy of sildenafil in men with LUTS and BPH
It is possible that erectile dysfunction (ED) shares a similar pathophysiology with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Prostate :: Vardenafil in the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia
The role of nitric oxide (NO) in the mechanism of erection is well known in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED).
Erectile Dysfunction :: Tadalafil effective to treat erectile dysfunction in men with urinary tract symptoms
Data has shown a correlation between the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and the severity of erectile dysfunction (ED).
Imaging :: Medical, High-energy Physicists Aim to Improve PET
Physicists are developing new electronics for identifying subatomic particles in high-energy accelerators that may also enable radiologists to detect cancer at an earlier, more curable stage.
Asthma :: Inhaled steroids may not be enough for some children with asthma
Some children may not be able to keep their asthma under control even if they consistently report using inhaled corticosteroids, a mainstay of asthma treatment, suggests a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Wednesday, May 23.
Sleep Apnea :: Sleep apnea increases risk of diabetes & hypertension in pregnant women
Sleep apnea is associated with a greatly increased incidence of pregnancy-induced diabetes and high blood pressure, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Wednesday, May 22.
Down Syndrome :: UAB Opens Adult Down Syndrome Clinic
UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) has opened one of the few clinics in the nation dedicated to providing services to adult patients with Down Syndrome.